Walabot Creator Pack (Programmable 3D Sensor) + FREE Case

Walabot is a programmable 3D sensor (for makers, developers, engineers and tinkerers) that looks into objects using radio frequency technology that breaks through known barriers, bringing highly sophisticated sensing capabilities to your fingertips. Walabot uses an antenna array to illuminate the area in front of it, and sense the returning signals. The signals are produced and recorded by VYYR2401 A3 System-on-Chip integrated circuit. The data is communicated to a host device using a USB interface, which is implemented using Cypress controller.

Several sample applications are provided, and Walabot's flexible API enables you to create your own applications to access Walabot as a peripheral. With Walabot connected via USB and the Walabot SDK (for Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi) installed, your custom application can use Walabot's API to receive various types of processed and unprocessed images. The application can then use image data as needed, including performing additional processing such as tracking changes between images to identify movement.

Walabot senses the environment by transmitting, receiving and recording signals from multiple antennas. The broadband recordings from multiple transmit-receive antenna pairs are analyzed to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of the environment. Analysis of sequences of images allows detecting changes in the environment.

Features

Radar API

Breathing API

Range measurement and motion detection capabilities

Expanded spatial sensing abilities

Radar mode API for 3D target tracking and monitoring

Frontside of the board: 15 antenna array (this side should be directed towards the objects you want to sense.)

Backside of the board: VYYR2401 A3 SoC, the USB controller and the micro-USB connectors (one is used for data transfer and possibly powering the Walabot, and the other USB connector is for power only.)

Bare board

Example apps you can develop

Range measurement

Breathing monitoring

Basic directional info

People tracking and fall detection

Distance and depth measurement

Walabot Creator Pack

Number of Antenna: 15

Board Size: 72 x 140 mm

External Powering Option

Basic API funtions

2D acquisition

3D acquisition

Breathing detection

Objects detection

Distance range of view from the sensor

Y coordinate: For Walabot the distance is approximately 7 m from the device. While working with the raw signals, you can actually pick up data much further out.

X coordinates: 7 m is the standard with an angle of 120 degrees, but if you are trying to detect strong static reflectors within a narrowed angle, you can do so from up to 15-20 m. This is very much application specific.

Important Note

The Creator Pack comes as a bare board without case. It cannot be used with the Android app as seen in the video.

The connector in the right bottom corner of the PCB depicted on the second photo is NOT available on the Walabot Creator Pack bare board version